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Recently, a massive forest fire engulfed hundreds of hectares of the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary in Mulugu District.

🌍 Location & Establishment

  • Located in Telangana, near the borders of:
  • Maharashtra
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Established in 1952 (one of the oldest sanctuaries in Telangana)

🌊 Rivers & Water Sources

  • Godavari River flows through the sanctuary
  • Dayyam Vagu divides the sanctuary into two parts

⛰️ Terrain

  • Undulating landscape:
  • Steep slopes
  • Gentle slopes (west → east gradient)

🛕 Cultural Importance

  • Houses the famous Sammakka-Saralamma Temple

🌿 Vegetation

  • Dominated by tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Dense natural vegetation

🌳 Flora

  • Major trees:
  • Teak
  • Bamboo
  • Madhuca
  • Terminalia

🐾 Fauna

  • Mammals:
  • Tiger
  • Leopard
  • Panther
  • Wolf
  • Wild Dog
  • Jackal
  • Sloth Bear
  • Herbivores:
  • Nilgai
  • Sambar
  • Spotted Deer
  • Chinkara
  • Black Buck
  • Gaur
  • Others:
  • Four-horned antelope (Chousingha)
  • Giant squirrel

📌 हिंदी संस्करण

हाल ही में Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary में भीषण जंगल की आग लगी, जिसने सैकड़ों हेक्टेयर क्षेत्र को प्रभावित किया। यह Mulugu District में स्थित है।

🌍 स्थान एवं स्थापना

  • Telangana में स्थित
  • सीमाएं लगती हैं:
  • Maharashtra
  • Chhattisgarh
  • स्थापना: 1952

🌊 नदियाँ एवं जल स्रोत

  • Godavari River इस क्षेत्र से गुजरती है
  • Dayyam Vagu इसे दो भागों में विभाजित करती है

⛰️ भू-आकृति

  • असमान स्थलाकृति:
  • तीव्र ढलान
  • हल्की ढलान (पश्चिम से पूर्व)

🛕 सांस्कृतिक महत्व

  • प्रसिद्ध Sammakka-Saralamma Temple यहां स्थित है

🌿 वनस्पति

  • उष्णकटिबंधीय शुष्क पतझड़ी वन
  • घनी प्राकृतिक वनस्पति

🌳 वनस्पति (Flora)

  • प्रमुख वृक्ष:
  • सागौन (Teak)
  • बांस
  • महुआ (Madhuca)
  • टर्मिनेलिया

🐾 जीव-जंतु (Fauna)

  • मांसाहारी:
  • बाघ
  • तेंदुआ
  • भेड़िया
  • जंगली कुत्ता
  • सियार
  • स्लॉथ भालू
  • शाकाहारी:
  • नीलगाय
  • सांभर
  • चीतल
  • चिंकारा
  • काला हिरण
  • गौर
  • अन्य:
  • चौसिंगा
  • विशाल गिलहरी

📝 MCQs (Bilingual)

Q1. Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?

Eturnagaram वन्यजीव अभयारण्य किस राज्य में स्थित है?

A. Odisha

B. Telangana ✅

C. Karnataka

D. Maharashtra

Q2. Which river flows through the sanctuary?

इस अभयारण्य से कौन सी नदी गुजरती है?

A. Krishna

B. Godavari / गोदावरी ✅

C. Narmada

D. Mahanadi

Q3. When was Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary established?

इस अभयारण्य की स्थापना कब हुई?

A. 1947

B. 1952 ✅

C. 1965

D. 1972

Q4. What type of vegetation is found here?

यहां किस प्रकार की वनस्पति पाई जाती है?

A. Evergreen forest

B. Desert vegetation

C. Tropical dry deciduous / उष्णकटिबंधीय शुष्क पतझड़ी वन ✅

D. Alpine forest

Q5. Which famous temple is located inside the sanctuary?

इस अभयारण्य के अंदर कौन सा प्रसिद्ध मंदिर स्थित है?

A. Tirupati Temple

B. Jagannath Temple

C. Sammakka-Saralamma Temple ✅

D. Meenakshi Temple

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